I'd like to be able to scroll in the tree view without having to click in it. Is there a way to do this? I have once used a tool that generally gives focus to the window underneath the mouse cursor, but this caused some other glitches so I would like to achieve this without an extra tool. I also think that there are programs that embed the Windows Explorer and offer more features, including the behaviour I would like to have. But maybe a registry value change is all that is needed?
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I have installed WizMouse which allows scrolling in background/non-focus windows (as per standard Mac behaviour) which should solve the issue - and in my opinion should be default mouse behaviour anyway :) To be clear, it doesn't need to grab the focus and bring the window to the front, just allows you to scroll in the background. Hope that helps. |
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You can use F6 to move focus between the different sections of the current window, and I think Windows Explorer also accepts Tab for much the same function. This will probably require more than a single press though. You might also want to have a look at the Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut List, as that might be useful. Note that it does not provide a shortcut to give focus to the folder tree, so we can probably assume that there isn't one built in. |
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In Windows 7 Control panel > "Ease of Access Centre" > "Make the mouse easier to use" there is an option to grab focus on hover, however, this will affect all windows, not just explorer. |
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KatMouse works perfectly, rather than " Control panel > Ease of Access Centre > Make the mouse easier to use" which only focus the window you point, and don't make any scroll possibility at all in Explorer |
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